Martin Lings
1909–2005 · Burnage
About
Martin Lings, also known as Abū Bakr Sirāj ad-Dīn, was an English writer, Islamic scholar, and philosopher. A student of the Swiss metaphysician Frithjof Schuon and an authority on
Sufi tradition
Perennialism / Shadhili
Arabic, English
Biography
Martin Lings, also known as Abū Bakr Sirāj ad-Dīn, was an English writer, Islamic scholar, and philosopher. A student of the Swiss metaphysician Frithjof Schuon and an authority on the work of William Shakespeare, he is best known as the author of Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources.
Teachings & topics
Divine loveRemembrance (dhikr)MysticismThe heart
Lineage & relations
Teachers
Frithjof SchuonTeacher
Bibliography
- The underlying religion2007 · World Wisdom, Incorporated
- The Holy Qur'an2007 · ISLAMIC TEXTS SOCIETY
- Eleventh Hour1987 · Kazi Pubns Inc
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